This years' EWAM will be held at the stunning AVANI RIVERSIDE BANGKOK HOTELSet against the spectacular backdrop of the Chao Phraya River and offering panoramic views of the city’s skyscape, the property has one of the best-rated locations in Bangkok. With over 20 meeting rooms of every size and capacity and top-class facilities, the venue is sure to leave you engaged and inspired. We look forward to welcoming our participants!

Provides participants with the basic foundations and principles of e-waste management policy and legislation that provides the framework on which to build other aspects such as recycling technology and financing etc.

DAY 2 – IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION – COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

Main objective of the day is to focus on compliance and enforcement; this will focus on regulatory approaches to enforcement of national and international legislation including transboundary shipments and integrating the informal sector.

DAY 3 – STUDY TOUR

Main objective of the day is to get a first-hand experience of the working of a recycling facility and hands-on experience of dismantling e-waste to provide insights into operations, particularly manual disassembly.

The underlying theme for the day is to provide an insight into the pre-treatment and end-processing of some critical and common fractions obtained from e-waste (Printed Circuit Boards and plastics) having potentially high impact on the economics and environmental performances. Looks at specific technology options for products and downstream fractions and developing a viable business model.

DAY 5 – ESTABLISHING AN INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM

A panel discussion with inputs from producers and other stakeholders on sharing experiences of pilots and identification of next steps at national and regional level.

We have received a great response, almost 150 applications! We are still in the process of evaluating them and will be sending out the notifications this week. Thank you for applying and apologies for the delay.

The next edition of the EWAM will take place in Asia in Spring-Summer 2018. More details on dates, location and application deadline coming soon. In case you are interested in participating, please indicate your interest at ewa@unu.edu and we will keep you informed.

EWAM 2017 held in Tanzania this year, ended on the 10th of November, leaving both the participants and as well as the organisers, very impressed. We will be uploading the photographs from the event soon!

We are pleased to welcome onboard Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), as one of our sponsors.

SERI is a non-profit organization working to create a world where electronic products are reused and recycled in a way that promotes resource preservation, the well-being of the environment, and the health and safety of workers and communities.

We invite representatives from agencies and organisations directly involved in fighting waste crime, particularly on the EU-WestAfrica and EU-China routes.

Each workshop will last for 4 days and focus on improving collaboration among authorities and increased enforcement skills to help fight cross-borderwaste crime more effectively.

The first training session will take place in Rome from 18 - 21 September, focusing in particular on the EU-Africa route, while the second trainingsession to be held in in Beijing from 24 - 27 October will look at the specifics of the EU-China route.

Attendance is free, but on an invitation-only basis. To register your interestor to receive access to online training, please fill out the short APPLICATION FORM by clicking on this news item.